How To Install libchibi-scheme-ffi on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchibi-scheme-ffi on Ubuntu 22.04. libchibi-scheme-ffi is embeddable Scheme interpreter (native modules)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchibi-scheme-ffi on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libchibi-scheme-ffi

libchibi-scheme-ffi is:

Chibi-Scheme is a really small embeddable interpreter of R7RS Scheme, intended for use as an extension and scripting language in C programs.

This package provides native binary modules required by some of the libraries in Chibi’s standard package.

There are three methods to install libchibi-scheme-ffi on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libchibi-scheme-ffi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchibi-scheme-ffi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchibi-scheme-ffi

Install libchibi-scheme-ffi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchibi-scheme-ffi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchibi-scheme-ffi

Install libchibi-scheme-ffi Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libchibi-scheme-ffi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchibi-scheme-ffi

How To Uninstall libchibi-scheme-ffi on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libchibi-scheme-ffi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchibi-scheme-ffi

Uninstall libchibi-scheme-ffi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libchibi-scheme-ffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchibi-scheme-ffi

Remove libchibi-scheme-ffi Configurations and Data

To remove libchibi-scheme-ffi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchibi-scheme-ffi

Remove libchibi-scheme-ffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchibi-scheme-ffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchibi-scheme-ffi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchibi-scheme-ffi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.